Asa Hutchinson

Asa Hutchinson (3 December 1950-) was Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency from 6 August 2001 to 23 January 2003, succeeding Donnie Marshall and preceding Karen Tandy, and later Governor of Arkansas (R) from 13 January 2015, succeeding Mike Beebe.

Biography
William Asa Hutchinson II was born in Bentonville, Arkansas on 3 December 1950, and he graduated from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1975. In 1982, President Ronald Reagan appointed him US Attorney for the United States Western District of Arkansas at the age of 31, the youngest US Attorney in the country. He was aggressive in his efforts to prosecute criminals, and he left office in 1986. Hutchinson became co-chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party with Sheffield Nelson in 1990, and he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1996. From 3 January 1997 to 6 August 2001, he represented Arkansas' 3rd district, succeeding Tim Hutchinson and preceding John Boozman. In August 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Hutchinson Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), being confirmed 98 votes to 1. In 2003, he was appointed to lead the Department of Homeland Security's Border and Transportation Secuirty Directorate, which employed 110,000 DHS members. Hutchinson supported giving jobs to illegal immigrants without criminal records, but he called for strengthening security before approving of Bush's temporary work visa plan. In 2014, he won the gubernatorial election in Arkansas, assuming office on 13 January 2015.